{"id":44688,"date":"2025-03-28T06:36:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T06:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=44688"},"modified":"2025-03-28T06:36:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T06:36:24","slug":"jurickson-profar-cheered-by-padres-fans-in-braves-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=44688","title":{"rendered":"Jurickson Profar cheered by Padres fans in Braves debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-index=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/resizer\/v2\/T7MXKKQRQBFIRDME6D77IOFFCU.jpg?auth=5e0a3e774a71d94b08ad5b78d8f853f694f91c6eed7d48b88b8e57a0d32ef76a&amp;width=790&amp;height=440&amp;smart=true\" alt=\"Atlanta Braves' Jurickson Profar acknowledges the crowd as he walks up to bat during the first inning of an opening-day baseball game against his former team, the San Diego Padres, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-index=\"1\"><b>SAN DIEGO \u2013 <\/b>The Braves\u2019 Jurickson Profar was back in a place that\u2019s meant so much to him with a team that plans to one day embrace him in a similar way.<\/p>\n<p data-index=\"2\">Profar received a hearty ovation when his name was announced during warm-ups in San Diego, a place he became a fan favorite and found his greatest career successes. The left fielder departed the Padres to sign a three-year, $42 million deal with the Braves over the winter. Appropriately for him, his first game with his new club came in his old home.<\/p>\n<p data-index=\"5\">\u201cIt was awesome,\u201d Profar said about the love from a record crowd at Petco Park.<\/p>\n<div data-start-index=\"5\">\n<p data-index=\"6\">The 2024 All-Star was cheered again while stepping up for his first at-bat before quelling that support with a leadoff single. Profar went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts in a 7-4 loss. But his old fans\u2019 support spoke volumes.<\/p>\n<p data-index=\"7\">Profar was not a face-of-the-franchise player. He spent five seasons over two stints in San Diego, hitting .247 with a .753 OPS in 517 games. But he assembled his finest season a year ago \u2013 hitting .280 with a .753 OPS \u2013 that only endeared him further. His lively personality and playing style made him an adored Padre, as the fan enthusiasm illustrated Thursday.<\/p>\n<p data-index=\"8\">\u201cHe\u2019s going to be loved here, too,\u201d third baseman Austin Riley told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. \u201cIt shows the type of player he is, on and off the field, what kind of clubhouse guy he is. He\u2019s a great player so I\u2019m happy he\u2019s on our side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-index=\"10\">Profar is an entertaining personality, though he\u2019s more subdued when the microphone is in front of him. Still, his infectious energy is obvious. Manager Brian Snitker had joked to second baseman Ozzie Albies, a fellow Curacao native, that Profar was strikingly similar in his demeanor. 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